Legendary Hollywood Director

Before I knew it, two weeks had passed since Lionsgate and Firefly sent people to negotiate.

During this period, The Tuner was completed, and Alice in Wonderland made a big splash in the film market, and Disney immediately held a press conference to announce the establishment of the sequel project.

However, in the days when there was no news and waiting, the shareholders of Summit Entertainment could not sit still. Maybe they felt that they were so procrastinating, and they did not pay so much attention to the so-called acquisition. After all, the value of Summit's assets has not been very favorable.

But in fact, after the completion of The Tuner, even if Lehman devoted most of his energy to editing, he was remotely commanding the expansion of the film library——

Although there is no rush to promote the top entertainment side, but the money is not less. I have bought a lot of old film copyrights from several studios in the United Kingdom and Germany, and the number of film sources has risen to more than 800, so I paid for it. of more than $87 million.

In addition, it is a matter of communicating with Lionsgate and reaching a tacit agreement in advance.

It's not that the two of them didn't see the value of Peak Entertainment, but they didn't want to compete with each other to be bid up.

March 22, near noon.

Layman and Ryan, who had changed into formal clothes, came to a restaurant specializing in Italian dishes, and waited for the arrival of Lionsgate boss Gusta in a private room.

Lyman, will they agree to our conditions? Actually, if we offer some price, Summit Entertainment will not disagree with the transfer of the film library. Ryan asked.

There's no need to cheapen others.

But now we need to develop overseas markets ourselves, Lionsgate...

Lehman raised his hand to interrupt Ryan's words, he knew what his friend wanted to say, and replied with some sense: Business is business, we can't just because they used to be friends and businessmen, they can't stop eating because of choking and not develop overseas channels. Besides, everyone is in the same circle, and there is no way to avoid competition. This is just a common thing, and it can't be done based on emotions.

Then why do we have to do this? It's an enemy or a friend. If you don't do it, you can directly bid and compete, and the copyright of those film libraries does not need to be divided.

Lehman shook his head and said softly: I can't say that, Lionsgate has developed to this day and it is a force that cannot be ignored among manufacturers. In today's Hollywood, apart from the big five and the animation overlord Disney, they only talk about distribution and promotion. They are more than us. With experience, more channels for delivery, not to mention, in this world, can you distinguish between friends and enemies?

Today's opponents may be tomorrow's friends and businessmen. Yesterday, they cooperated closely. Today, they may tear their faces because of their interests. Therefore, there must be room for everything. Is Pinnacle Entertainment a major event? No, our purpose is to hoard copyright, and the purpose of Lionsgate is only a small conflict. Even if we suffer a little loss, it is to maintain our friendship. It is good to show Lionsgate our attitude.

Maybe we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future.

After coming here for so many years, Lehman's biggest insight is that you can't do anything by yourself, and one less enemy means one more friend.

Think about it, if you didn't do this, Lehmann, who has no cinema resources and no publicity resources, would not be able to shoot medium or first-tier projects in the early stage, and could only play low-cost horror movies like Lionsgate or New Line in the early stage to accumulate strength. , then he can't quickly become famous and attract the attention of major studios;

If you don't do this, Oscar can't even touch the threshold, so why compete for the Olympics?

If you don't do this, Firefly is based overseas, and the first thing you are afraid of is the squeeze of the original circle.

But because the profits of the project cooperation are enough to move people's hearts, Warner and Sony are the default attitudes.

In other words, when dealing with upstream and downstream forces in film and television, who is unwilling to share profits and take risks, who will take care of him? Can fireflies grow so fast?

What matches his production ability has always been his means of gathering resources for mutually beneficial cooperation.

Lionsgate is, Sony is, and so is China Film.

There are no permanent friends, but there are permanent interests.

Furthermore, in the past few years of cooperation, Lionsgate executives have shown very good capabilities and excellent means. It is a good choice to maintain a relationship with such a manufacturer. Including Fei Lemei and Gusta, they are all people who can achieve things, but this time and space are a little bit luckier.

Just as Lehman was thinking, outside the private room, the on-duty manager's clear greeting sounded, and then he saw Mr. Gusta walk in with President Felemé with a kind expression on his face.

To be honest, Lehmann is quite fond of this film company that relies on bloody, rough, and torn rules to establish itself in Hollywood, and has not yet become a toy in the hands of capital.

If it were not for the overlapping of development directions, it would certainly not have reached this stage.

The two sides were already familiar with each other. After sitting down and eating and drinking, Gusta first congratulated: Your vision is still as good as ever. Avatar has passed 2.6 billion, which is really amazing.

The news of the film market, people inside the circle have always been keenly grasped, even if some overseas regions, including China, have been drawn down at this time, there is still room for growth in the box office performance of Avatar. The screening process is a part that can’t be ignored, not optional, so I think those theater owners are also very grateful to you for not letting them contribute in vain.”

Lehmann couldn't help laughing when he heard this, I have always admired director Cameron, and he also transferred the shares in the digital field to me.

The digital field was already a mess for him at that time. You took the initiative to take over, and he also got rid of the burden...

Aside, Fei Lemei deliberately waited for the atmosphere of the conversation before introducing the topic appropriately, In retrospect, the success of Twilight is like yesterday, but these days, the two of us have become more and more estranged. , with a sigh.

This meaningful sigh caused Lehmann to smile slightly and add wine to the two of them by himself, How could it be. The development of the Twilight series, the two of us have to work together.

That is, I hope we will have many opportunities to sit together in the future. Gusta didn't want to say more about this matter, and finally brought the topic to the main business, At Summit Entertainment, we have the plan you proposed. I think it is feasible, but we also want the copyright of works such as Dancing My Life and The Hurt Locker.

Gusta didn't hide it, If you agree to this, then the remaining copyrights of the film library and overseas copy factories will be your choice.

Lionsgate did not realize the importance of these assets. nice.

How much do we pay? Ryan asked appropriately.

165 million, we will trade it to you after we acquire it.

Row.

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